Before they were called the Prairie provinces we know today. The area to the west of Manitoba was called....
What is the North-West Territories?
100
The most valuable resource to newcomers and immigrants was....
What is land?
100
Many poor settlers and First Nations considered the Iron Horse (train and rail) to be....
What is magic?
100
These people moved from Russia to practice their faith, customs, and live in peace away from war.
What are Mennonites?
100
American producers could create more goods at low prices. Canadian companies needed a way to sell and keep up. When two companies battle for supremacy this is called....
What is competition?
200
The government had to gain control of land from the First Nations. Canada moved First Nation on reserves after signing....
What are treaties?
200
The NWMP was in charge os stopping the illegal trade of this substance grossly mixed with soap, tar, pepper, etc.
What is the Whiskey trade?
200
This province was brought into Confederation thanks to the transcontinental railway. It had a choice between joining Canada or the U.S.
What is British Columbia?
200
The first settlers/newcomers came from this Canadian province because land was scarce in the east.
What is Ontario.
200
A tax placed goods coming into Canada was called?
What is the protective tariff.
300
Government surveyors divided land into grids and large chunks. The railroad owned some of this land. These areas became known as Prairie...
What are Prairie townships?
300
The NWMP was in charge of shielding First Nations tribes from ___________ outlaws and wolfers.
What are American outlaws and wolfers?
300
Due to the immense discrimination and hardship Chinese rail workers faced, there is a saying about the dead laborers whom worked on the track.
What is "there is one dead Chinese worker for every mile of track."
300
House created out of soil due to the lack of trees were called...
What are Soddies?
300
To make or process goods, especially in large quantities and by means of industrial machines.
What is manufacturing industry.
400
The name of largest railway extending from Canada's East to Vancouver was called...
What is the Canadian Pacific Railway?
400
The NWMP would later become Canada's rural (outside of cities) police force called...
*SAY THE FULL NAME, NO ACRONYM.
What is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police?
400
Due to flatter land, better access to resources, and proximity to the border, the railway was moved to go through this Canadian city.
What is Calgary?
400
Describe 3 hardships settlers faced when coming west.
*Answers will vary.
What is drought, bugs, frost, loneliness, rough land, outlaws, etc.
400
________ paid more for their tools and equipment. Were not fans of paying extra taxes.
What are prairie farmers?
500
Poor families asked to move west and farm were given these names.
What are homesteaders?
500
The NWMP and surveyors were in charge of patrolling and securing this border with the U.S.A.
What is 49th parallel?
500
How did the CPR railway make most of it's money besides selling tickets and transporting good?
What is selling the best farmland near the track at high prices.
500
The __________ ___________ Act supplied settlers with cheap land as long as they promised to follow three rules.
What is the Dominion Land Act?
500
A __________ _________ has many types of industry that keeps the country healthy. If one industry fails the others can help the nation afloat.